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Scientific Name
Coregonus zenithicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Coregonus zenithicus (Jordan and Evermann, 1909)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Shortjaw cisco
Park Synonyms
Coregonus reighardi, Coregonus nigripinnis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
| Order | Salmoniformes |
| Family | Salmonidae |
| Subfamily | Coregoninae |
| Genus | Coregonus |
| Species | Coregonus zenithicus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Found in Lake Superior (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.; Data Source: T. Todd, (USGS, Ann Arbor, MI), pers. comm., 9/2002. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Todd and Smith 1980. Hubbs and Lagler 1949.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
The complete range is not fully known, formerly caught in lakes Huron, Michigan (probably extirpated), Superior, and Nipigon (Scott and Crossman 1985).; Data Source: Scott and Crossman 1985.
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Breeding status unknown.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
7/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in Lake Superior (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982). A male Coregonus zenthicus is documented to have been caught in September 1908 off Isle Royale and is stored in the United States National Museum (cat. no. 62517) (Scott and Crossman 1985)., Park Species Data Source: T. Todd, (USGS, Ann Arbor, MI), pers. comm., 9/2002. Scott, W B and E J Crossman. 1985. Freshwater Fishes of Canada. Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Hull, Quebec. Johnsson, R G, P C Shelton and P A Jordan. 1982. Wildlife of Isle Royale. Isle Royale Natural History Association, Houghton, MI. Todd, T N and G R Smith. 1980. Differentiation in Coregonus zenithicus in Lake Superior. Can J Fish Aquat Sci. 37:2228-2235. Hubbs, C L and K F Lagler. 1949. Fishes of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Michigan. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. 33:73-133.
